{"id":1538589,"url":"https://alion.io/job/first-quantum-minerals-mine-geologist","title":"Mine Geologist","company":{"id":2016245,"name":"First Quantum Minerals","domain":"first-quantum.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/first-quantum","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":71,"open_postings":69,"ghost_share":0.478,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":33,"computed_at":"2026-10-25T05:49:26Z"}},"role":"Science & Research","role_family":"Science & Research","seniority":"middle","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Solwezi, Zambia"],"countries":["ZM"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":16500,"max_usd":49000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":1533},"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-07-27T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-07-27","last_verified_at":"2026-10-22T19:50:47Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":90,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":0,"flags":["company_stale"],"days_open":90},"description":"PURPOSE\nManage all aspects of the Grade Control programme.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES\nThis position will be required to adhere to all relevant requirements, policies, procedures and legal regulations pertaining to health, safety, environment and quality, as well as finance, human resources, and any other regulations as required by the company and relevant to the level of the role and responsibilities of the function.\nProduction:\nGrade control data validation and database management.\nVerification of grade control ore mark outs in the field\nLiaise with plant to ensure ore quality parameters are being met, recoveries are within stipulated boundaries and optimum ore blending strategies are being achieved.\nManage a team of field technicians in pit to ensure that daily blend plans are achieved and mined ore is directed to the correct destinations\nManage stockpile inventory.\nEnsure all daily and end of month reporting is of a high standard \nProvide feedback to mine planners and senior resource geologist on issues.\nRC grade control program;\nManage RC drilling programme that will delineate an array of complex geological features in the Kansanshi deposit.\nLiaise with Senior mine geologist to evaluate current drill pattern design and ensure they remain practical, given increased geological knowledge and changes to ore domains in the deposit.\nManage a large team of field technicians and samplers.\nEnsure all drilling and sampling works are carried out in the safest possible manner.\nManage the drilling contractors and ensure conformance to quality and safety standards as stipulated in the drilling agreement.\nManage the flow of sample data from the pit through the lab and into the database.\nLiaise with the database administrator to ensure that data is accurate and stored securely.\nManage QA/QC programs, highlight and resolve accuracy issues with the onsite laboratory.\nContinued development of global best practice sampling standards and procedures\nQUALIFICATIONS\nBachelor of Science (Geology) or Bachelor’s degree plus Honours in geology, mining geology or equivalent.\nEXPERIENCE\nAt least 3-5 years of experience in Mining Geology.\nBase metals and open pit experienced preferred.\nFamiliarity with Surpac, Data mine or Map info/ Discover 3D\nKnowledge of LIMS systems (advantageous)\nBEHAVIOURAL TRAITS\nStrong team ethic\nAbility to work independently\nStrong verbal and written communication skills\nMethodical approach to everyday tasks and problem solving\nOPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS\nWilling to work shifts\nValid driving license\nVisit our website and register for instant job alerts at First Quantum Careers\nFollow us for the latest news at LinkedIn\nIf you are already a First Quantum employee, log into your Workday account > Career Hub > Browse Jobs to apply internally for this opportunity.","description_format":"text","description_chars":2800,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-30T19:54:58Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":12,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":0.9,"p_active":0.495,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":90,"expected_fill_days":33,"reasons":["conf:57","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-25T05:49:26Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/first-quantum-minerals-mine-geologist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/first-quantum-minerals-mine-geologist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-25T12:06:16Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":17436,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-26T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2016245},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2016245"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Ffirst-quantum-minerals-mine-geologist"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Ffirst-quantum-minerals-mine-geologist"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Ffirst-quantum-minerals-mine-geologist"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/first-quantum-minerals-mine-geologist\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Ffirst-quantum-minerals-mine-geologist"}]}